Job Description

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Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest SME digital financing platform in Southeast Asia. We are licensed in Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, and registered in Malaysia. We are backed by Sequoia India and Softbank Ventures Asia Corp amongst many others and provides business financing to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which is crowdfunded by individual and institutional investors. And here at Funding Societies | Modalku we live by our core values:

• Grow Relentlessly: Striving to become our best, most authentic selves.
• Enable Teamwork, Disable Politics: Only by forging togetherness, can we help each other succeed.
• Test | Measure | Act\xef\xbb\xbf: Staying curious and reinventing ourselves, through innovation and experimentation.
• Focus on Impact: Creating impact through bias for action and tangible results.
• Serve with Obsession: Building win-win relationships for the long-term by having a customer obsession.

The Social Media & Public Relations Intern under the Marketing Communications team will be responsible for supporting the team to assist with the planning and execution of social media and PR initiatives for Funding Societies in Malaysia. The intern will need to foster a strong working relationship internally with the creative/production team on the campaigns and contents. The ideal candidate has to be agile, creative, disciplined, highly motivated and has a native understanding of digital resources to deliver value added results.

What you will do:

• Work alongside the Marketing team in helping with the idea generation, including the execution of the monthly marketing initiatives, especially on social media and PR.
• Explore and suggest creative ideas for Funding Societies\' various social media platforms (creativity on video content platforms (i.e. IG Reels & Tik Tok) is a plus.
• Assist in the management of key opinion leaders (KOLs) and social media influencers for various marketing campaigns (i.e. webinar and promotions)
• Coordinate with the creative team/agency for the ideation creative process that covers planning, stakeholder and feedback management
• Assist in managing and drafting the content for Funding Societies\' various communication channels (social media, blog, third-party platform including news agencies).
• Monitor and prepare summaries of a variety of news and communication formats (traditional media, blogs, online outlets, etc.)
• Conduct secondary research for the purpose of PR campaigns with guidance
• Support the draft of written material intended to represent the brand\'s key messaging and point of view (Press releases, interview pointers, company or product fact sheets etc.)
• Assist with media event planning and support (including logistics, onsite support and development of collaterals)
• Support media pitching and media follow-up activities
• When required, to attend to any other ad hoc tasks assigned

Requirements:

What we are looking for:

• Have an interest in communications and social media
• Have some knowledge of the Financial Technology industry
• Have excellent comprehension and communication skills to manage different stakeholders when performing assigned tasks
• Is an organised multi-tasker who\'s able to work independently in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
• Is someone with good understanding of the digital content writing nuances, which include social media captions (the use of hashtags, emojis, acronyms)
• Be familiar with editing tools such as Photoshop/ Canva, additional experience with content creation is a plus
• Undergraduates/fresh graduates with a Marketing/Communication/PR degree.
• Compassionate to understand customers\' needs based on the interactions via social media platforms.
• Be willing to fulfill the duration of the internship requirement for a minimum of 3 months (maximum 6 months)
• Undergraduates/fresh graduates with a University degree or Polytechnic diploma in Marketing/Communications/English or relevant fields of study.
• Able to commit to the internship period: 5 working days for a minimum of 3 months (maximum 6 months)

You will shine in this role if you are/have:

• Experience in branding specifically in the FinTech industry is a huge plus
• Prior experience with marketing or social media
• Pursuing your degree or diploma in social media, finance, or related disciplines
• Basic knowledge of Photoshop and editing programs such as Premiere Pro and Aftereffects are a plus

Benefits:

• Time off - We would love you to take time off to rest and rejuvenate. We offer flexible paid vacations as well as many other observed holidays by country. We also like to have our people take a day off for special days like birthdays and work anniversaries.
• Flexible Working - We believe in giving back the control of work & life to our people. We trust our people and love to provide the space to accommodate each and everyone\'s working style and personal life.
• Medical Benefits - We offer health insurance coverage for our employees and dependents. Our people focus on our mission knowing we have their back for their loved ones too.
• Mental Health and Wellness - We understand that our team productivity is directly linked to our mental and physical health. Hence we have Wellness Wednesdays and we engage partners to provide well-being coaching. And we have our Great FSMK Workout sessions too to keep everyone healthy and fit!
• Learning & Development - We believe learning should never end and we support everyone with self-learning L&D allowances.
• Tech Support - We provide a company laptop for our employees and the best possible support for the right equipment/tools to enable high productivity

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